Free ellectronic circuit simulator.....WOW!
bikezappa
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I have been reading up on electronic circuits and they become very complex mathematically if multiple components are added.
If you want a free electronic simulator that is very easy to use
1. Google "LTSPICE" and download it free
http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/
2. Go to Google videos and search "LTSPICE TUTORIAL"
youtube has some nice examples of this tool.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmzfJa2GS7c&feature=relmfu
and there is a three part tutorial that you can follow and within 10 minutes be able to analyze a circuit.
Of course then you can bread board the circuit to verify the results
The simulator is just amazing.
If you want a free electronic simulator that is very easy to use
1. Google "LTSPICE" and download it free
http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/
2. Go to Google videos and search "LTSPICE TUTORIAL"
youtube has some nice examples of this tool.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmzfJa2GS7c&feature=relmfu
and there is a three part tutorial that you can follow and within 10 minutes be able to analyze a circuit.
Of course then you can bread board the circuit to verify the results
The simulator is just amazing.
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Did you play the thre youtubes showing examples?
That's a degree in EE.
You can design amplifiers and cross overs if you know the C and L values of the speakers. -
I have been reading up on electronic circuits and they become very complex mathematically if multiple components are added.
Indeed.Did you play the thre youtubes showing examples?
That's a degree in EE.
You can design amplifiers and cross overs if you know the C and L values of the speakers.
There is a lot more to designing amplifiers and crossovers than plugging numbers into simulation software. The designers of these software tools assume the user's mastery of the theoretical concepts pertaining to the tool.
No offense or disrespect intended, but it never ceases to amaze and amuse me how some people think electrical engineering can be reduced to a few simple quantities and equations. If that were the case, there wouldn't be so many people who flunked out of, or quit, EE and went into physics or some other relatively "easier" discipline.
You may recall your difficulty in grasping the concept of AC directionality. By the way, did you find the phasor diagram tutorial helpful? (Link)Proud and loyal citizen of the Digital Domain and Solid State Country! -
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You should put a fuse which has essentially no L or C or even R for that matter in the program and predict it's filtering capacity. -
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You should put a fuse which has essentially no L or C or even R for that matter in the program and predict it's filtering capacity.
That's a good suggestion if the software has the capability to model the noise characteristics of conductors and electonic devices.
Aside from the gross parameters of L, C and R, any physical medium (wire, fuse, transistor, vacuum tube, etc.) that an electrical signal passes through changes (filters) the signal in some way due to the noise characteristics of the medium. Sometimes, the change is detrimental and audible. Thoughtful designers select components that minimize such filtering effects. This contributes to the preservation of signal integrity.
The engineers at Yamaha Corporation say they tested thousands of power line fuses for use in their Aventege line of receivers (see attached PDF). They might be able to offer some insight if you write to them and ask real nice. Let us know what you find out.Proud and loyal citizen of the Digital Domain and Solid State Country! -
Thanks bikezappa! This guy has tons of tutorial video and he is highly addictive (I add to stop or I would spend the night here at the office).I have been reading up on electronic circuits and they become very complex mathematically if multiple components are added.
If you want a free electronic simulator that is very easy to use
1. Google "LTSPICE" and download it free
http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/
2. Go to Google videos and search "LTSPICE TUTORIAL"
youtube has some nice examples of this tool.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmzfJa2GS7c&feature=relmfu
and there is a three part tutorial that you can follow and within 10 minutes be able to analyze a circuit.
Of course then you can bread board the circuit to verify the results
The simulator is just amazing.DARE TO SOAR:
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I have been reading up on electronic circuits and they become very complex mathematically if multiple components are added.
If you want a free electronic simulator that is very easy to use
1. Google "LTSPICE" and download it free
http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/
2. Go to Google videos and search "LTSPICE TUTORIAL"
youtube has some nice examples of this tool.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmzfJa2GS7c&feature=relmfu
and there is a three part tutorial that you can follow and within 10 minutes be able to analyze a circuit.
Of course then you can bread board the circuit to verify the results
The simulator is just amazing.
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DarqueKnight wrote: »That's a good suggestion if the software has the capability to model the noise characteristics of conductors and electonic devices.
Aside from the gross parameters of L, C and R, any physical medium (wire, fuse, transistor, vacuum tube, etc.) that an electrical signal passes through changes (filters) the signal in some way due to the noise characteristics of the medium. Sometimes, the change is detrimental and audible. Thoughtful designers select components that minimize such filtering effects. This contributes to the preservation of signal integrity.
The engineers at Yamaha Corporation say they tested thousands of power line fuses for use in their Aventege line of receivers (see attached PDF). They might be able to offer some insight if you write to them and ask real nice. Let us know what you find out.
That is correct. These programs will only model a conductor as a connection made between two points. If you need that kind of detail, you create a line model adding inductors, capacitors and resistance to your circuit to simulate the wire. That is assuming you know what values to use. We do this fairly often various components where I work.Stan
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